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English Material for students of Class 9 under the Central Board of Secondary Education.
The Adventures of Toto Think about it. 1. How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo? Ans .. The grandfather was an animal lover. He happened to see Toto miserably held captive by a Tonga driver. The discomfort in Toto’s face kindled pity in the …
The Lost Child by Mulk Raj Anand Think about it …. What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind? Ans. For the innocent child, the walk to the fair was a unique experience. He saw …
Kathmandu Para 1.. Vikram Seth has a pronounced wanderlust that has taken him to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. His uncle …
A Legend of Northland by Phoebe Cary Stanza 1.. Away, away in the Northland, Where the hours of the day are few, And the nights are so long in winter That they cannot sleep them through; Explanation .. The story is set in a …
No Men are Foreign Have you ever thought of some people as strange, or other countries as ‘foreign’? We have many ways of thinking of other people as different from ‘us’, as ‘them.’ ‘They’ may belong to a different country, or speak a different language. …
On Killing a Tree Stanza.. 1 .. It takes much time to kill a tree, Not a simple jab of the knife Will do it. It has grown Slowly consuming the earth, …
Reach for the top Part 1 Santosh Yadav Santosh is a woman mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest, not once but twice. Such a feat is considered unique. She was born in Joniyawas, a tiny village in Rewari district of Haryana. The family had five sons …
My Childhood Abdul Kalam, one of India’s most illustrious sons, reminisces about his humble upbringing … Para 1 .. A. P. J Abdul Kalam is a household name in India, particularly among students and teachers. He was born in Rameswaram in a Tamil family. His …
The Snake and the Mirror On one occasion, a homeopath doctor asked his students if they had ever seen a fully-grown cobra coiling itself around any …